1 1 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 2 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 3 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN LUXOFLUX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 4 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 5 UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ
– 6 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD TECHLAND UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 7 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 8 [PROTOTYPE] RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 9 VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
– 10 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
Another year of American independence isn’t the only thing we’re celebrating this week. With new releases, including the hotly anticipated game BIT.TRIP CORE, Nintendo crosses the 100-game mark in its ever-growing WiiWare™ game library, a milestone that ought to keep fans ooh-ing and ahh-ing long after the Fourth of July. Other WiiWare offerings this week will have players bursting bubbles and racing in chariots, whether solo or with friends. Nintendo DSiWare™ welcomes a new Art Style™ title and a unique auto racing game, while a classic Commodore 64 title will have Virtual Console™ users tearing it up California style.
Square Enix just opened up the official website for Final Fantasy Gaiden: Four Warriors of Light and has revealed that some fairly legendary talent is handling the project. Takashi Tokita, who has worked on the likes of Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy III/IV/VII is the director. This isn’t Tokita’s first experience with the DS, as he has been a part of the Final Fantasy IV remake on the DS (director/executive producer). You can check out the staff roster which was posted on the website below.
Producer – Tomoya Asano
Character design/art director – Akihiko Yoshida
Sound director – Tomohiro Kamiya
Developer – Matrix
Director – Takashi Tokita
Also interesting is a subpage on the site for specs. According to the page, Final Fantasy Gaiden will feature multiplayer connectivity for up to four players. However, we’ll have to wait and see what the developers are planning.
Both the Wii and DS have seen several health peripherals to encourage healthy lifestyles. Personal Trainer: Walking on the DS and Wii Fit, Wii Sports, and even the upcoming Wii Vitality Sensor add-on are all prime examples. But the Big N isn’t the only company to be involved in some sort of health tool. Bayer HealthCare is developing the DIDGET Blood Glucose Monitoring System, which can be used for children that have diabetes. It fits right into both the original DS or DS Lite systems. Based on consistent testing, kids can earn points and unlock rewards. It’s certainly a nice way to mix health with gaming!
“Bayer’s DIDGET™ is the only blood glucose meter that plugs into a Nintendo DS™ or Nintendo DS™ Lite system. This unique meter helps encourage consistent testing with reward points that children can use to buy items within the game and unlock new game levels. And, since the DIDGET™ meter is based on Bayer’s trusted CONTOUR™ system, you know you’re getting a meter that’s reliable.” – Product description
Thanks to Jake for the news tip!
Thanks to _Contra_ for the news tip!
Adventure Island: The Beginning (WiiWare) – Recommended
Bubble Bobble Plus! (WiiWare) – Recommended
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WiiWare) – Recommended
Crystal Defenders R2 (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Family Pirate Party (WiiWare) – Hmmm…
Silver Star Chess (WiiWare) – Recommended
Texas Hold’em Tournament (WiiWare) – Recommended
Boulder Dash (VC) – Hmmm…
Clay Fighter (VC) – Grumble Grumble
Galaxy Force II (VC) – Grumble Grumble
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (VC) – Recommended
American Popstar: Road to Celebrity (DSiWare) – Recommended
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (DSiWare) – Recommended
Mighty Flip Champs! (DSiWare) – Recommended
Real Soccer 2009 (DSiWare) – Hmmm…
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit (Activision)
5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Wii MotionPlus Bundle (Electronic Arts)
Japan:
1. Wii Sports Resort including Wii MotionPlus (Nintendo)
2. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya – SOS Team Heroes Collection (Sega)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Europe:
1. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
2. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
5. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Electronic Arts)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
4. The Legendary Starfy (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. WarioWare D.I.Y. (Nintendo)
2. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (Square Enix)
3. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
4. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Capcom)
5. Sloane and McHale’s Mysterious Story (Level-5)
Europe:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
3. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Mystery Case Files: Millionheir (Nintendo)
The August 2009 GamePro magazine review scores are as follows:
Red Faction: Guerrilla – 5
The Conduit – 3.5
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (360/PS3) – 4
inFamous – 4.5
Punch-Out!! – 4.5
Terminator Salvation – 2
Fuel – 4
Battlefield 1943 – 4.5
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger – 4.5
Let’s Tap – 4
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile – 4
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor – 3.5
Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming – 3.5
Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This – 3.5
